200 Film Personalities Condemn Censorship in Iran: “Our Profession Has Been Under Attack”
CHRI - More than 200 members of Iran’s film industry signed an open letter dated November 2, 2019, condemning state censorship and demanding “freedom…
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Textbook Changes: Iranian Fighter Slain In Syria May Replace Literary Giant Omar Khayyam
RFL/RE - Omar Khayyam is considered a giant of Persian poetry. His poems have been part of Iran's school curriculum…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards To Get $16.5 Million To Vacate Historic Castle
Radiofarda - Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran has finally come up with the money needed to pay the Islamic Revolution…
Irish Museum hosts exhibition on ancient Persian prophet MANI
PayvandNews - The Persian prophet Mani created a new religion in the 3rd century AD. He believed the world is…
Renowned Persian Poet Mazaher Mosaffa Dies At 87
PayvandNews - Persian poet Mazaher Mosaffa, mostly famous for his odes, died of natural causes at his home in Tehran…
Iranian Film Artists Protest Censorship, Lack Of Protection And Suspicious Money
Radiofarda - In one of the most explicit attacks on film censorship in Iran, more than 200 Iranian film industry…
Newly-found petroglyph in western Iran may have link to Mithraism
PayvandNews - A newly-discovered rock-carving in western Iran could have a link to Mithraism, a prehistorical religion inspired by Iranian worship…
Iran’s hard-liners force controversial film off screen
Al-Monitor - Since its completion nearly a decade ago, "The Paternal House" has been surrounded by controversy. The film was directed by…
Stephen Gottlieb: Sa’adi’s Iranian Poetry and International Order
wamc.org - This could be called a tale of two birthdays. While celebrating my wife’s birthday at a restaurant, she…
Iranian virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor receives prestigious WOMEX Artist Award
PayvandNews - Internationally-acclaimed Iranian virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor has won the WOMEX 19 Artist Award for "bringing the Persian classical music tradition to…